IPSE manifesto

A Contract with the Self-Employed

IPSE's 2017 manifesto, 'A Contract with the Self-Employed', not only addresses key questions on taxation and potential regulation, but also offers a full set of practical policies the next government should deliver to support the self-employed.

This includes:

Introducing a statutory definition of self-employment to clear the confusion in the gig economy and protect legitimate freelancers

Reviewing the tax system for the self-employed to ensure fairness and efficiency

A Fairer, More Efficient Tax System

IPSE's Tax Manifesto, 'A Fairer, More Efficient Tax System', expands on ‘A Contract with the Self-Employed’. Addressing the problems with the current tax system, it stresses although there are no quick fixes, there are things that can be done to help improve the situation for the self-employed.

These include:

A fundamental, strategic review of the tax system

Limiting the damage caused by changes to IR35 in the public sector

Introducing a new corporate form tailored specifically for freelancers: the Freelancer Limited Company

Easing the transition to Making Tax Digital

Guaranteeing no rises in Class 4 National Insurance Contributions for the self-employed

Removing the burden of policy-making from an already under-resourced HMRC